Post CCSS link on Infinite Campus to for teachers to access the standards with the appendix (not included in hard copy.) Inform teachers the importance of the appendix (samples of work, book lists, etc…)

Clare Arnold

September 11

IC District Notices

Time

12.

Post an overview on Curriculum Website (with bulleted list) of the standards with highlighting important information (ie. The standards will be assessed using the PARCC Assessment (2014-2015)

Clare Arnold

September 11

Overview

Time

13.

Post informational videos on the Curriculum website about the CCSS (David Coleman etc…)

Organize all curriculum documents (curriculum guide, curriculum map, units of study, teaching resources, rubrics) into electronic Live Binders, upload to District Curriculum website and embed into Instructional Management System

Clare Arnold

Ongoing beginning January 2012

Live Binders

Time

21.

Recommend to the School Committee hiring 1.0 Elementary Math Specialist to develop and implement math intervention system and program

District Strategic Plan Team #2

Clare Arnold

Recommended December 2012

Budget Proposal

$64,000

22.

Develop a K-12 Mathematics Common Core Task Force to research common core standards, best practices and ensure curriculum is aligned and articulated K-12. The Math CCSS Task Force will meet monthly after school.

Clare Arnold

Math CCSS Task Force

Ongoing beginning December 2012

Agendas

Time

23.

Plan and implement four “Curriculum Implementation Days” per subject and grade for teachers to meet in grade level/department teams to plan full implementation of common core standards

Clare Arnold

Grade Level/Department Teams

On going beginning Fall 2012

Agendas

Grant Funded Title IIA

24.

Develop a team of Mathematics ‘Resident Experts’ to study shifts within the common core standards and prepare/present professional development to all faculty on district-wide professional development days

Clare Arnold

Dave Mellor (Gr. 11)

Deb Downs (Gr. 7)

Lisa Murphy (Gr. 5)

Ginny Swanson (Gr. 2)

Established December 2012

PD Agendas

Grant Funded Title IIA

25.

Develop unit assessments based on PARCC content frameworks and the Common Core Standards aligned to units of study created to help clarify the level of rigor expected from the standards and allow for measuring student proficiency of those target skills as the year of instruction progresses.